If "conservative forms of fatherhood were obviously toxic relative to the Walzian glories of liberal dadhood, you would presumably expect to see those effects made manifest among children," @DouthatNYT. But the data pt in a different direction:
As @JonHaidt has noted, it's progressive young women whose mental health has tanked the most in recent years: afterbabel.com/p/mental-healt…
@JonHaidt And as @jtrothwell @BrookingsInst has found, “Conservative parents are the most likely to adopt the parenting practices associated with adolescent mental health”, which is “warm, responsive, *and* rule-bound, disciplined parenting.” ifstudies.org/blog/parenting…
2. @Louise_m_perry -- Yes, marriage is in retreat, at least compared to the mid-20th century. But things have leveled off of late. Imp to note that "Marriage is human universal. We need some way to manage heterosexuality" & "reproduction." "Marriage is the way societies" have organized this.
3. @michelleinbklyn: I don't agree with @BradWilcoxIFS premise that marriage has a PR problem. I don't think women are not concerned w/ finding a partner. Marriage is fairly robust among upper SES. Where marriage has fallen apart, it's where it's a bad economic bargain... "I think it has to do with the brutality of the dating market... It's not because they have watched too much Sex in the City.. The marriageable men aren't really out there."
1. New Study: The happiest wives have husbands who are more protective -- as well as committed, religious & romantic. Wives' odds of being "very happy" increase by
☑️ 137% w/ more protective
☑️ 399% w/ more committed
☑️ 112% w/ more religious
☑️ 56% w/ more romantic
2. “One of the striking things I found in speaking to wives on both the left and the right is that they were generally markedly happier when they told me that their husbands made them feel physically safe or protected."
3. “Commitment to one’s spouse has long been recognized as a foundation for developing a flourishing marriage,” said @DrJasonCarroll. “While commitment has always been an important part of healthy marriage, it may be even more significant for couples today where they are surrounded by media and cultural trends that often encourage spouses to turn their attention toward careers, friends, and technology.”
1. "Is the long-standing tie between the Republican Party & marriage fraying in an era when the party’s standard bearer has flouted so many of the institution’s values and virtues?
No, the data suggest that the relationship between the Republican Party and marriage has largely persisted amidst the Trump era." @FamStudiesifstudies.org/blog/the-repub…
2. "Overall, the relative Republican advantage when it comes to [marriage] has grown a bit, even as fewer Americans—including Republicans—are currently married."
Re: Marriage:
✔️ In 2000, Rs > Ds by 10 percentage pts
✔️ In 2022, Rs > Ds 15 percentage pts
3. Marriage is down most among less-educated Americans, as these figures indicate. But it's also the case that less-educated Republicans are markedly more likely to be married:
"Since this is a newish trend, it’s amenable to all manner of speculative interpretations, but two competing ones stand out. A masculinization of American Christianity could be seen as yet another force driving the polarization of the sexes.. Or it could be seen as a potential answer to that polarization, a positive sign for male-female relations in the long run." @DouthatNYT nytimes.com/2024/09/27/opi…
1. We know the "success sequence" is tied to better economic outcomes for young adults.
The sequence is also tied to better emotional outcomes & less distress. @FamStudies
2. "Even after controlling for income, the sequence remains a significant factor in predicting young adult mental health. Their odds of experiencing high emotional distress by their mid-30s are reduced by about 50% for young adults who have completed the 3 steps of the Success Sequence, after controlling for a range of background factors."
3. One reason this is the case is that the sequence is linked to greater family stability. For instance:
"Millennials who married before having children are more likely to have stable marriages. Among Millennials who followed this path, 73% are in intact families (married / never divorced) by their mid-30s, compared with only 30% of those who had children before or outside of marriage." ifstudies.org/ifs-admin/reso…